Zephyr, Uplift Bygone Dust Cloudsward
Last updated 2026-03-10
Zephyr, Uplift Bygone Dust Cloudsward is the fourth part of the Trailblaze Mission chapter Before Their Deaths. It automatically begins after completing Wanderer, Decipher the Waxen Imprints.
Steps
- Return to Amphoreus
- Investigate the anomaly in the spirit basin
- (Optional) Investigate the Fragments of Recollection here
- Go forth. Uncover the past long buried in dust
- Go forth. Etch into memory the chronicles written in blood
- Go forth. Pursue the shadows shrouded in secrecy
- Go forth. Witness the fearless feats
- Go forth. Resume the unfulfilled cause
- Go forth. Continue the long journey
- Take the ceremonial blade which carries time's wisdom
Gameplay Notes
- A majority of this mission is considered a challenge, and pressing Esc offers the option to "Pause and Save" or "Quit Completely" to exit.
- If "Quit Completely" is selected, the section may be restarted through the Mission menu.
- This mission requires the use of the Trailblazer (Remembrance), and provides them for use as a Story character.
Dialogue
Return to Amphoreus
Mission DescriptionOkhema, the last city, was a cradle of countless myths.
Once, she was like an innocent nymph, sheltered by law, draped in flowing finery, basking in sky's dawning light. She danced across the earth, listened to the ocean's songs, followed reason's teachings, slipped past suitors' trickery, untouched by strife or death. Through ever more beautiful passages she wandered, and people supported her in her worldbearing...
Until time took her joy, her beauty, her life, and more. A skeleton lies quietly in a stone coffin. Yet beneath ribs carved like white jade, her heart hasn't withered.
Wipe away the dust from that beautiful heart, and listen... listen to the heartbeat preserved for you.
- 33,550,337th eternal recurrence. Light Calendar 4931
- (Trailblazer): (Is this... Okhema?)
- (Trailblazer): (No one's here, and the Dawn Device's off...)
- (Trailblazer): (Am I... too late?)
- (Trailblazer): ...
Investigate the anomaly in the spirit basin
- (Investigate the Fragments of Recollection, optional)
- Herta: Hey kiddo, can you see me? Don't bother responding, this is a pre-recorded video message.
- Herta: Thanks to that little empress granting access to the Ultimate Protocol, Screwy and I... rewrote the progress of "Era Nova" while you were away.
- Herta: My guess is you don't have much time to listen to all those complicated principles right now, so let me break it down into simple terms that anyone can understand...
- Herta: Amphoreus has been racing down the Path of Destruction for too long, and the underlying logic of "Era Nova" has been completely corrupted. Screwy and I put in a lot of effort, but we could barely manage to overwrite a small portion of its logic...
- Herta: Let's take the progress bar as an example. Irontomb's progress bar is currently at 99.98%, and through this rewritten "Era Nova," we're confident we can push it back to 96%... Hmm, let's be conservative, say 97%.
- Herta: This is a critical matter. The internal structure of the Scepter is too unstable, and we don't know what complications might suddenly arise. The most rational course of action is to quickly run another extrapolation to buy the cosmos a bit more time.
- Herta: Once you've dealt with that troubling old Intellitron, don't hesitate and start the next cycle of extrapolation right away. Screwy said that "Era Nova" isn't a process that happens in an instant, and the protected nodes of the Scepter are probably at their most vulnerable only during the reset—
- Herta: Only by initiating this progress first can we seize the opportunity to make our move. It's all up to you now, "Deliverer."
- (Investigate the Chronocognitive Anchor)
- (Trailblazer): The Chronocognitive Anchor?
- ???: There's so much I wanted to say for our reunion, yet now that you're back, there's only one thing to say...
- ???: Welcome back, (Trailblazer).
- Cyrene: It's been such a long, long time.
Cyrene! I'm so glad you're still here...
What happened to the world while I was gone?
I saw March 7th, and she looked really weird.- Cyrene: You must be really confused right now, aren't you, (Trailblazer)? So much has happened in Amphoreus while you were gone.
- Cyrene: But don't worry. The Deliverer can't afford to be lost, no? Now... please follow me and turn the pages of Time and hear the words everyone left for you.
- Cyrene: I'll tell you the story of this thousand-year journey. That way, it won't just be my memories alone.
Go forth. Uncover the past long buried in dust
- (Trailblazer): (Cyrene... can't hear me?)
- (When Cyrene activates the Fragments of Recollection)
- Cyrene: Look, the scenery of the past... has resurfaced.
- (Approach the Fragments of Recollection)
- Aglaea Etched in Memory: Time flies. Two hundred years have passed since the Deliverer's fall...
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: We had to return three Coreflames of Law, Romance, and Ocean to stop Lygus. But even so...
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: Terravox has fallen, the two geniuses vanished without a trace, and Cerydra embraced her fate... At this rate...
- Aglaea Etched in Memory: "Era Nova" will come, and Amphoreus will fall into the Destruction.
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: ...
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: It seems the key to rewriting the end once again lies in the Coreflame of Worldbearing.
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: According to the instructions left behind by those two geniuses, we must get it into (Trailblazer)'s hands, no matter the cost.
- Aglaea Etched in Memory: But how?
- Aglaea Etched in Memory: We need to find a way to hide the Coreflame, and we must buy enough time to keep Lygus at bay...
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: About that... Reney might have some good news.
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: She had that dream again last night, but the Titan's voice was clearer than ever this time...
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: She said: Pass the flame into the future.
- Aglaea Etched in Memory: Is that a prophecy from Oronyx? She chose to side with humanity this time and hide one of her kin's Coreflames?
- Aglaea Etched in Memory: ...It seems Amphoreus' fate isn't sealed just yet.
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: You're right. History has changed. Humans and Titans are both giving their all to keep this world going.
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: Perhaps a relay across the ages is finally about to begin somewhere out there.
- Cipher Etched in Memory: Unfortunately, life will never go smoothly. Ladon's army is already at our gates, and their commander...
- Cipher Etched in Memory: That Lycurgus... he's right outside Okhema.
- ...
- "Light Calendar 3960. Cerydra, under the pretense of a campaign against Phagousa, sacrificed 500 Chrysos Heirs to complete the Trial of Law. This tragedy shook everyone in Amphoreus."
- "That same year, Cerydra the Imperator was assassinated, after which Aglaea the Goldweaver took command. Thus began humanity's second Flame-Chase Journey, a path hanging by a thread."
Go forth. Etch into memory the chronicles written in blood
- Cyrene: Come, (Trailblazer)... This way.
- (When Cyrene activates the Fragments of Recollection)
- Lygus Etched in Memory: The "Eternal Holy City"... What part of that eternity ever lived up to its descriptions in poetry?
- (Approach the Fragments of Recollection)
- Lygus Etched in Memory: The Marmoreal Palace lies in ruins. Countless mortals have perished because of your stubborn resistance.
- Lygus Etched in Memory: It's time you learned the cost of refusal. Now, answer my question again...
- Lygus Etched in Memory: Where is Kephale's Coreflame?
- Aglaea Etched in Memory: You really think you'll find it by razing the holy city to the ground? From what I see... all you'll get is dust and disappointment.
- Aglaea Etched in Memory: Don't forget... You can't kill the Chrysos Heirs mentioned in the prophecy because of Law.
- Lygus Etched in Memory: I have never denied that.
- Lygus Etched in Memory: Which is why I now place my hope in the faithful citizens of Okhema. Perhaps they'll give me what I seek in the echo of your screams.
- Lygus Etched in Memory: Now then, I'll be cutting open your chests and using your scalding golden blood to baptize the masses. Allow me to apologize in advance. We shall start with you, blind and foolish Lady Goldweaver.
- Castorice Etched in Memory: Leave this to me, Lady Aglaea. You must get away now...
- Aglaea Etched in Memory: ...
- Aglaea Etched in Memory: No, Holy Maiden. I'm the one who must stay.
- Castorice Etched in Memory: What...
- Aglaea Etched in Memory: His conspiracy won't succeed, because Romance is ready to make good on their promise to weave an indestructible armor for Amphoreus...
- Aglaea Etched in Memory: Its name is "solidarity." You must escape with your life and carry word of my death to those still fighting, then keep going with them.
- Aglaea Etched in Memory: Just as the Imperator lit the torch of resistance with her death, my passing will make this flame everlasting.
- Aglaea Etched in Memory: Take good care of it, guide it to the future, and place it into the hands of our "Deliverer."
- ...
- "Fifty years later, Lygus led his forces once again to Okhema. He charged directly into the holy city and razed the Marmoreal Palace. History would name this battle 'The Third Siege of Okhema'."
- "Ninety thousand brave souls gave their lives for Okhema that day, including their fearless leader, Aglaea."
Go forth. Pursue the shadows shrouded in secrecy
- Aglaea: Go forth, Deliverer.
- (Approach the memory of Castorice)
- Castorice: Go. When the frost melts and the snows give way, the flowers will bloom again. You'll find me there.
- (When Cyrene activates the Fragments of Recollection)
- Cipher Etched in Memory: So what you're saying is... Princess Homebody... is never coming back, is she?
- (Approach the Fragments of Recollection)
- Cipher Etched in Memory: She just left... like that?
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: Since Cas has made up her mind, we can't let her resolve be in vain.
- Cipher Etched in Memory: But between staying in Okhema and going to Styxia... What difference does it make when it's death either way!
- Cipher Etched in Memory: I'm against relocating. With Kephale's protection, isn't Okhema far safer than that dead city?
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: Cas's plan doesn't involve any "relocation" at all.
- Cipher Etched in Memory: ...Huh?
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: Like you said, Okhema is humanity's refuge. We never intended to get everyone moving to Styxia...
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: It's just on Cas, Hysilens, and me to prepare the final trump card for the Deliverer.
- Cipher Etched in Memory: Wait. What kind of trump card needs all three of you demigods to throw yourselves away?
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: We must lay down the path to the future so when the "Deliverer" returns, they'll have a clear road to reach the location of "Era Nova".
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: Styxia sits where death meets the ocean. There, with the combined powers of Ocean and Passage, we can summon a current that leads to the Vortex of Genesis...
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: And the Demigod of Death will forever guard that secret path until (Trailblazer) returns.
- Cipher Etched in Memory: ...
- Cipher Etched in Memory: We all know Lygus will set his sights on the Vortex of Genesis.
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: That's exactly why we have to do this.
- Cipher Etched in Memory: Guess I underestimated Aidonia's Maiden of War. She's got way more steel than I thought.
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: And Cipher, we need you to head to Castrum Kremnos as soon as possible. By any means necessary, forge an alliance with Strife.
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: The prophesied crown prince has already been born. He shall become the new defender of Okhema, protecting this land after we leave.
- Cipher Etched in Memory: You don't need to worry about that...
- Cipher Etched in Memory: I just came back from Castrum Kremnos, only a step ahead of the news.
- Trinnon Etched in Memory: Tribbie, something's flying towards Okhema, and it's really fast...
- Trinnon Etched in Memory: Eek!
- Tribbie Etched in Memory: Wh—What is it?
- Trinnon Etched in Memory: It's... it's a spear!
- Cipher Etched in Memory: It's the Kremnoans. Their king's already here.
- ...
- "With the protection of the demigods Tribios and Cifera, Okhema endured wave after wave of warfare, though just barely. Castorice chose Styxia as the last resort and completed the Trial of Death, causing the stagnant waters in the River of Souls to recede."
- "Soon after, Tribios departed on a long journey. That same year, the Kremnoan king Eurypon, along with his son, prince Mydeimos, joined the alliance to safeguard the holy city in the battle of deliverance."
Go forth. Witness the fearless feats
- (When Cyrene activates the Fragments of Recollection)
- Mydei Etched in Memory: If breaking me apart buys this world even one more second... Then so be it.
- (Approach the Fragments of Recollection)
- Trianne Etched in Memory: B—But... it's gonna hurt! A lot!
- Mydei Etched in Memory: Pain brings endless torment, but it can never destroy me.
- Mydei Etched in Memory: I believe that you were thinking the same thing when you stepped through the Gate of Infinity and jumped off that cliff.
- Trianne Etched in Memory: Ugh... can't argue with that...
- Mydei Etched in Memory: In the current situation, this is the only path Okhema has left. Just do as I say...
- Mydei Etched in Memory: Split my soul into five pieces, forge me an immortal vessel...
- Mydei Etched in Memory: Let the blade of Strife hang forever overhead, locked in battle with their enemies to the world's bitter end!
- Trianne Etched in Memory: ...
- Mydei Etched in Memory: There is no need to be sad, Lady Tribios. Haven't we already taken great strides towards that promised tomorrow?
- Mydei Etched in Memory: In this life, my people no longer have to drown in false guidance. Kremnos has washed the blood off its fate.
- Mydei Etched in Memory: Amphoreus no longer needs a god named Strife. So let me shatter the former laws and turn the Lance of Fury back into a weapon that protects the world.
- Trianne Etched in Memory: We... understand.
- Mydei Etched in Memory: By the way, can you do me another favor?
- Mydei Etched in Memory: The Seven Sages from Grove of Epiphany are already en route. They'll arrive in waves to join the resistance in a couple of days. Among them is a scholar named Anaxagoras...
- Mydei Etched in Memory: He has extraordinary insight and fears no sacrifice. This Soul-Rending Ceremony wasn't just my decision. It was his counsel. His wisdom will surely be the backbone of Amphoreus' survival.
- Mydei Etched in Memory: Watch over him. Carry on this everlasting flame for me.
- ...
- "Through Anaxagoras's ritual, the Demigod of Strife split his soul into five: Courage, Honor, Tenacity, Sacrifice, and Reason, each sealed in blood crystal and cast into battle."
- "The people held a ten-day funeral to mourn their fallen God-King. And through his sacrifice, humanity was granted two hundred years of peace."
Go forth. Resume the unfulfilled cause
- (Approach the memory of Mydei)
- Mydei: Keep moving forward. My blood will pave the road ahead for you.
- (Approach the memory of Trianne)
- Trianne: Keep moving forward. Little Gray, see you tomorrow!
- (When Cyrene activates the Fragments of Recollection)
- Cipher Etched in Memory: That seamstress wasn't wrong when she said a lie needs more lies to keep it together...
- (Approach the Fragments of Recollection)
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: Reason and Trickery...
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: Never thought we'd be the pair to finish this final setup.
- Cipher Etched in Memory: Can't catch that Tin Man without your little sleights. Besides, this is our last shot. Not the time to be picky, right?
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: Don't oversimplify it. Lygus just found out Okhema's been an empty shell for the past fifty years. He's bound to be furious. At this rate, he could've done anything.
- Cipher Etched in Memory: Ha, that's exactly what we want! Rage blinds even the brightest minds. Doesn't matter how much of a genius he is, the principle still holds. Once he storms into the Council and confronts me head-on...
- Cipher Etched in Memory: You trigger your alchemy with a BOOM and turn him into a caged beast.
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: Easier said than done. You still have to pass yourself off as the Deliverer without anyone catching on...
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: And you really think a human alchemical array can bind a godlike being? That's just nonsense.
- Cipher Etched in Memory: What, getting cold feet? Or you just don't believe in the almighty worth of the demigod of Trickery?
- Cipher Etched in Memory: Just tell me straight: can you do it or not?
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: ...
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: Hmph. Of course I can. And it'll be child's play.
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: But I've got two conditions. Since this is the final act, if we're doing it, we go all in. No half-measures.
- Cipher Etched in Memory: Oh? I'm listening.
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: First, shift the battlefield to the Vortex of Genesis. It would be more convincing if (Trailblazer) were to appear there.
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: Besides, the Vortex is cut off from the world. No place in Amphoreus makes a better prison.
- Cipher Etched in Memory: If you pull that, wouldn't our Deliverer have to face tank Lygus as soon as they come back?
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: That clash is inevitable. All we can do is create more chances for (him./
her.) And that's the second condition... - Anaxa Etched in Memory: The Vortex belongs to Phagousa in the first place, remember? And there happens to be a Demigod of Ocean among the few survivors in the world.
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: Loop Hysilens in. Let her join the final act. I'll transmute myself into a Philosopher's Stone and embed myself into the formula...
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: And when the time comes, she needs to shatter me and scatter that stone's ashes into the ocean within the Vortex.
- Cipher Etched in Memory: ...Heh. I guess people weren't wrong when they said you're insane, Grove boy.
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: I've got no idea how to outwit a reclusive genius... But making an Antikytheran suffer? The Demigod of Reason has ten thousand ways to do just that.
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: And what I just mentioned was one of them.
- Cipher Etched in Memory: So what exactly does your formula do?
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: Now that would spoil the climax, wouldn't it?
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: By now, Hyacine must've completed the Sky people's ritual.
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: Since that Theoros loves a good performance as much as I do, let's make sure he enjoys our show to the fullest.
- Anaxa Etched in Memory: As for how the "Deliverer" will complete the "Era Nova"... well, that will no longer be our concern.
- ...
- "It was the last battle known to the world, initiated by two demigods least suited for war."
- "In the end, Reason and Trickery kept their word. At the cost of their lives, they sealed Lygus within the Vortex of Genesis, where he remains to this day."
Go forth. Continue the long journey
- (Approach the memory of Anaxa)
- Anaxa: Go forth. Finish the greatness left undone.
- (Approach the memory of Cipher)
- Cipher: Quit overthinking! Just run. Keep running, and that'll be enough!
- (When Cyrene activates the Fragments of Recollection)
- Hyacine Etched in Memory: Cyrie... It's dead quiet here...
- (Approach the Fragments of Recollection)
- Hyacine Etched in Memory: "Okhema will stand eternal." Miss Cipher's lie has crumbled after all...
- Hyacine Etched in Memory: But it's alright. Because all of us have fulfilled our purpose by now...
- Hyacine Etched in Memory: When the Deliverer returns, no matter where (he/
she) is, Sky will turn clear and a rainbow bridge will rise, carrying (him/ her) to the final battleground. - Hyacine Etched in Memory: Cyrie, this arduous relay is finally nearing its end. Now I'm passing the final baton of fate to you, okay?
- Hyacine Etched in Memory: ...No, that's not quite right.
- Hyacine Etched in Memory: After all, it was you and (Trailblazer) who lit the first spark of this journey, wasn't it?
- Cyrene: I'll tell you the story of this thousand-year journey. That way, it won't just be my memories alone.
- Cyrene: And I'll share the moments I spent with (Trailblazer) with everyone. That way, the path we walked becomes a memory shared by all.
- Cyrene: People will know that there's nothing left to chase. Amphoreus has already welcomed the dawn foretold in prophecy.
- Cyrene: Just like I said, this won't be harder than the last time, right?
Thank you. You've all sacrificed so much.
Sorry I'm late...
I won't let everyone's faith in me go to waste.- Cyrene: I wonder what kind of expression is (Trailblazer) is [sic] wearing right now? Probably the same as always: calm, resolute, and brimming with confidence.
- Cyrene: If I have the chance... I'd love to see it again.
- Cyrene: Because... it's really been far too long since we parted.
Cyrene... even you...
Is this... all a memory?- Cyrene: Someone as sharp as (Trailblazer) must've realized by now that this isn't reality, but a maze of Time.
- Cyrene: As the last link in the relay, I will return to the Temple of the Three Fates, tell Oronyx all of our stories, and bottle every page we've written into the little flask of "memories"...
- Cyrene: And then... may it set sail in peace... Drift down the river of time along with the Coreflame of Worldbearing, reach (Trailblazer)'s side, and lead you back to Amphoreus.

- Cyrene: Just like the first time we met, right?
- Cyrene: Even though this cycle has no demigod of Time, Time has always stood on humanity's side.
- Cyrene: This is the only way to make sure that the "Era Nova" won't happen before (Trailblazer) returns...
- Cyrene: And the only way I can safely entrust the completed final Flame-Chase Journey to the Deliverer's heart.
- Cyrene: After all, the new world will be born from your "memories," and the protagonist of this story... mustn't be absent.
As promised, I'm back.
Let's go. It's time to complete the "Era Nova."
I will take all of you to the new world.- Cyrene: I believe (Trailblazer) will never let us down... just like always.

- Cyrene: Do you remember when Phainon sent us back to the beginning? When (Trailblazer) and I got separated? But in the end, I returned to you, carrying all that we've been through.
- Cyrene: That's what "memory" is. It may wear down and fade in the river of time... But it never truly leaves. When that hidden corner of the heart is stirred, the past returns even more beautiful than before.
- Cyrene: So don't worry. Let the 33,550,337th Flame-Chase Journey become part of (Trailblazer), too. I've gotten a lot better at it with the experience from the last time.
- Cyrene: Next, (Trailblazer) will head to Styxia and find the Vortex's entrance guarded by the demigod of Ocean, before charging toward the final battlefield.
- Cyrene: Don't worry. I'll be with you. All of us will. Even Phainon. We'll stand with the "Deliverer."
- Cyrene: So say a short goodbye, then set off, just like we promised at the start...
- Cyrene: ...Toss away all unnecessary worries and troubles, and bring our smiles and determination into tomorrow ♪
Take the ceremonial blade which carries time's wisdom
- Hyacine Etched in Memory: The last baton... I wonder how long you'll have to wait before passing it on to (Trailblazer)?
- Cyrene Etched in Memory: No matter how long it takes, it's okay. Waiting is what I do best.
- Cyrene Etched in Memory: After all, it took 33 million cycles for (Trailblazer) to arrive in our world... What's a few moments more?
- (Draw your blade and embrace your destiny)
- (Cutscene begins)
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- Hyacine: But Cyrie...
- Hyacine: What if you wait and wait, but that hero never arrives...
- Cyrene: That won't happen.
- Cyrene: Because I know that...
- Cyrene: No matter how long it takes...
- Cyrene: (He/
She)'ll definitely return to this place. - Cyrene: We can't let (him/
her) down. - Hyacine: Sky shall rain rays of dawn for you...
- Aglaea: May Romance be with you on your journey...
- Anaxa: And Reason grant you enlightenment...
- Mydei: Let Strife bestow you with inspiration...
- Cipher: Trickery ensure your success...
- Castorice: Allow Death to protect your soul...
- Tribios: And at last, let Passage point the way forward...
- Cyrene: While Time...
- Cyrene: ...Will remember Trailblaze's journey.
- (Cutscene ends)
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Zephyr, Uplift Bygone Dust Cloudsward |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 归风啊,席卷旧尘登云天 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 歸風啊,席捲舊塵登雲天 |
| Japanese | 帰る風よ、旧き塵と共に空へ舞え |
| Korean | 돌아오는 바람이여, 옛 먼지 쓸어 구름 위로 올라가다오 |
| Spanish | Céfiro, barre el polvo y asciende a los cielos |
| French | Zéphyr, balaie la poussière vers les cieux |
| Russian | О вернувшийся ветер, вознеси пыль прошлого |
| Thai | ลมหวนเอ๋ย โปรดพัดธุลีในวันวานสู่หมู่เมฆ |
| Vietnamese | Hỡi Ngọn Gió Trở Về, Hãy Cuốn Bụi Xưa Lên Trời Mây |
| German | Zephir, heb vergangenen Staub gen Himmel |
| Indonesian | Angin yang Kembali, Hembuskan Debu Lama Menuju Awan |
| Portuguese | Ó Zéfiro, Eleva o Pó do Passado Rumo às Nuvens |
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